Ainsley: oh, it was a powerful moment. We were there. Former president trump making his first public appearance since narrowly surviving that assassination attempt. He greeted the crowd on the first night of the republican national convention as god bless the u. S. A. Played in the background. Watch this. If tomorrow all the things were gone i worked for all my life and i had to start again with just and my wife [cheers and applause] i thank my lucky stars to be living here today cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can t take that away. [cheers and applause] and i m proud to be an american where at least i know i m free i won t forget the men who died. [cheers] who gave that right to me and i gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today cause there ain t no doubt i love this land sing it! god bless the u. S. A. Is steve: it was a night to remember. Mr. Trump was met by roaring applause here in milwaukee. His head his ear still bandaged from that bullet that alm
Dr. Fauci. There s a tenant that everybody knows in virology. There s a likelihood you will get another variant that could, i m not saying it will, that could be more problematic than the delta. Now, dr. Fauci strongly supports vaccine mandates once the vaccines earns full approval from the fda which is something that could happen this month. This morning cases are rising sharply in the united states driven by the delta variant. The average daily number of cases is now at more than 100,000 for the first time since february. Hospitalizations continue to rise as well to more than 66,000. One out of every five people hospitalized in the u. S. Is in florida right now. Cases and hospitalizations there are setting new records daily. Even more troubling the state is seeing an alarming number of sick children. One florida doctor says that children s hospitals are overwhelmed while republican governor ron desantis resists calls to allow schools that want to to require masks in their classrooms.
You are leading to a vulnerability that we might get a worse variant and then, that will impact not only the unvaccinated, that will impact the vaccinated because that variant could invade the protection of the vaccine. In the meantime the delta variant s toll on the unvaccinated is pushing healthcare systems in hardhit states like louisiana and florida to the brink. Look at the spike in hospitalizations, both states, shattering records. The situation so dire in florida, last week the state seeing its highest new cases since the beginning of the pandemic. There s a lot to get to this morning let s begin with elizabeth cohen, taking a look at this morning that we are hearing from dr. Fauci about the new variants. Dr. Fauci and others warning if you think delta is bad, if you think delta has set us back, there could be even worse ones coming at us and here s why. Nearly a third of americans have refused to get a shot, even though they are eligible, that gives the virus a fabulous opportu
Vaccinated against covid19 have not had a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization or death. If you give the virus a chance to continue to change, you re leading to a vulnerability that we might get a worse variant and then that will impact not only the unvaccinated, that will impact the vaccinated because that variant could evade the protection of the vaccine. The daily u. S. Case count is now the highest it has been in six months. Hospitalizations are doubled what they were two weeks ago and vaccination rates are not keeping up with the spread of this virus. All of this as schools across the nation reopen and are prepared to welcome back our kids and that is raising a lot of fears and questions as well. Are they safe? in florida, one in five kids tested is infected. Natasha is in orlando. You ve been seeing some really long lines for people trying to get tested today. Right, ana. And it can be for many reasons we re told from the health staff that some employers might be asking
Case giving americans clear and decisive direction. The question is whether or not we should be in a position where you be are why can t the, the experts say we know that this virus is, in fact, um, is going to be exdo could you say me, we know why all the drugs are not approved not temporarily approved but permanently approved. Brian: am i the only one listening to that, watching that all day who thinks the president might just be in over his head from kids wearing masks every single day from 2 and up to variants breaking through the vaccines to be kind. It seems like the administration, the president is on his heels. And, we might all be paying the price. Joining us now is a man who has always been at his best in crunch time who has seen a few crises in his political career former presidential candidate himself new jersey governor chris christie. Governor, do you like where this administration is leading us? no. Look, i think the big problem here, brian, is that there is not a sense